Annual Report 2012-2013 days. She thus requested the NHRC to intervene in the matter. Accordingly, the Commission registered a case vide No. 520/33/8/2011-AD and clubbed it with case No. 451/33/8/ 2011-JCD. 4.40 According to a report dated 18 October 2011 received from the Superintendent of Kanker District Jail, Chaitu Potai was jailed on 25 November 2010 and at that time his health was normal. 4.41 During the inquest proceedings, no external injury was detected and it was noted that the prisoner died while undergoing treatment. However, postmortem examination was recommended to ascertain the exact cause of the death. 4.42 The postmortem report indicated no ante-mortem external injury on the body of the deceased. The cause of death was "syncope due to sudden infraction of spleen enlarge". 4.43 Magisterial enquiry was conducted by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, North Bastar, Kanker, Chhattisgarh. During the magisterial enquiry, he recorded statements of the jailor and four co-prisoners and also examined the relevant documents. On the basis of statements and documents, the SDM stated that Chaitu Potai was in jail since 25 November 2010 in case Cr. No. 249/03 and 255/03. He was administered timely treatment whenever he fell sick. The treatment records of 6.2.2011, 4.3.2011, 11.3.2011, 14.3. 2011, 17.3.2011, 4.4.2011 & 6.4.2011 were available, but the same did not mention the exact nature of the disease for which the treatment was given. On 23 August 2011, Chaitu Potai was admitted in District Hospital Kanker due to sickness where he expired the next day, i.e. on 24 August 2011 while undergoing treatment. Postmortem examination was conducted by a Board of three doctors and later the body was handed over to the relatives. The SDM concluded that adequate treatment was provided to the deceased. However, the Magistrate mentioned that there was only a temporary jail doctor in Kanker jail on whose advice the pharmacist used to give medicines to the ailing prisoners. 4.44 As per the report of the Superintendent of Jail, Kanker, the deceased was given treatment in the jail hospital, on different dates, for following diseases : Date 6.2.2011 4.3.2011 11.3.2011 14.3.2011 17.3.2011 4.4.2011 6.4.2011 Disease Boil Fever Rashes on body Fever Anaemic (Hb 7g) Anaemic (Hb 6g) Fever Treatment in Distt. Hospital, Kanker 23.8. 2011 (at 12.50 p.m.) Fever & puff face 24.8. 2011 Fever, Anaemic (Hb <3g) and vomiting, died at 11.20 a.m. NHRC 31